Think Queerly

Ken Popert’s name kept showing up in the historical research Jeff has been doing at the Human Sexuality Archive at Cornell, and for one of his courses, “Making Public Queer History.” 

Jeff recognized Ken’s name because I used to work at Pink Triangle Press (PTP) in Toronto, Canada where Ken was my direct report. I had also talked about PTP, and its founding publication, The Body Politic, in an interview (with Jeff as co-host) with the authors of “Out North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada” about a year ago.

The notes for today's show are extensive. For guest bios, episode notes, and a "Historical Background of Gay Activism at Cornell" prepared by Jeffry J. Iovannone, please see the supporting article here:

https://thinkqueerly.com/an-intergenerational-conversation-with-gay-activist-ken-popert-58296cdfa17c

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Ro Rose is currently a student at the Somatic Sex Education Institute. They have been working with me for the last four months. I coach Ro around IDEA(tion) — to help them gain Insight, establish consistent Direction, and take efficient steps that are in Emotional Alignment to maintain momentum while making progress on what they want to accomplish.

In this Think Queerly IDEA(tion) Coaching episode, I ask Ro what question or struggle they want to work through in our session. Ro has noticed in their study of Somatic sex education and movement that practitioners are taught to “down-regulate” during treatment to calm down — which is the opposite of what they want to do.

Ro wants to know how to marry their own excitation (which they love about themselves and tend towards, mostly as a form of trauma response relating to their ADHD and neuroscience-diversity) with the pairing of creative art therapies and somatic therapies. They also want to find more ways to offer invitations to people to engage in play and excitation within the lens of mindfulness and somatics.

Read the complete show notes at Think Queerly on Medium.

If you’re wondering how to make a difference in your life for 2022, consider these questions:

1. What are you most passionate about? What excites you, brings you joy, and motivates you? Are you spending as much time and energy on your passion as you’d like?
2. What are you struggling with at the moment? What do you think is causing that and what’s stopping you from solving this problem?
3. What’s your number one goal? Or, what’s the most impactful goal you want to accomplish over the next 90-days? What would achieving that goal make of you?

If you’d like to dive deeper into these questions with me, let’s have a conversation so that I can help you get clarity, focus, and direction to one or more of your answers to the questions above. Click here to watch a short video and request a discovery call with me.

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Over the past year or more in publishing my ideas, I have noticed that my messaging might appear scattered, if not confusing. That’s on me, and I have taken to rectify that. 

The Think Queerly Podcast explores the mutually arising relationship between the status quo and all things queer. A queer perspective is the counter-balance that supports a healthy, loving, and equitable society. On the show, I explore queer history, social and political issues, and I have discussions with queer leaders and creators who are making a positive difference in the world. You can follow Think Queerly on Medium where I publish full episode notes and articles.

The Way of Human(e) Heartedness is a non-dogmatic approach to lead with personal responsibility for equity and the common good. Influenced by the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, Human(e) Heartedness is a conscious practice that cultivates the values of non-contention, humility, compassion, impartiality, yielding flexibility, and oneness. Practiced together, these values foster inclusion, equity, understanding, and respect for humanity. To nurture these values, I share my Personal Evolution Processes (P.E.P.) based on the neuroscience of transformational coaching to become more skillful in life and to enjoy more happiness, contentment, and freedom.

I have created a new home on Substack where you can subscribe to The Way of Human(e) Heartedness — and enjoy the new podcast as well.

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“RED X,” David Demchuk’s second novel, is about a series of disappearances from Toronto’s gay community over a 40-year period (actually over 200 years), and the efforts of surviving friends and family to find out who or what is responsible. Interwoven is David Demchuk’s own story as a horror writer, as a gay man, and as someone whose novel is breaching the boundaries of fiction and entering his life.

Read the full show notes here: https://thinkqueerly.com/queerness-horror-memoir-and-toronto-lgbtq-history-in-red-x-a-new-novel-by-david-demchuk-f0874651dfa7

About David Demchuk

Award-winning author David Demchuk has been writing for print, stage, digital and other media for more than 40 years. His debut horror novel The Bone Mother, published in 2017, was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Amazon First Novel Award, the Toronto Book Award, the Kobzar Book Award and a Shirley Jackson Award in the Best Novel category. It won the 2018 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic in the Adult Fiction category. It was listed in the Globe and Mail's 100 best books of 2017, came in at #22 in the National Post's top 99 books of the year and became a #1 bestseller on Amazon.ca. His troubling new novel RED X was published by Strange Light in August 2021. He is represented by Barbara Berson of the Helen Heller Literary Agency. He currently lives in Toronto.

Follow David on Instagram, Twitter, or visit his website to purchase his books.

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Underlying my work is my philosophy of human-heartedness. This is a non-dogmatic approach to lead with personal responsibility for equity and the common good — a way of being that improves open-mindedness, reduces contention, and increases kindness, compassion, and understanding for others.

Looking back over this past year, I believe that I have created and shared meaningful content that speaks to my philosophy and offers ideas and practices to create more clarity, focus, and direction in your life. 

1. Some Thoughts on the Issues to Consider for Leaving Facebook.
2. Freddie Lewis On Using Music and Poetry to Share His Journey of Finding Self-Love as a Queer Person.
3. Banned From California — Jim Foshee’s Life of Persecution, Redemption, Liberation, and the Gay Civil Rights Movement.
4. Michael Bach — Internationally Recognized Thought Leader in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility.
5. What Can You Control in Your Life to Experience More Love, Happiness, and Freedom?
6. How Can You Reduce the Anxiety of Overwhelm?
7. What Should You Do When You Don’t Feel Competent Enough?
8. Forget Affirmations, What You Need Are ‘Statements of Self-Truth.’
9. Universal Human Dignity: Human Love and Self-Expression Must be Free.
10. On Staying Insecure and Embracing Imposter Syndrome.

Read the full article on my new Substack page — The Way of Human(e) Heartedness: https://darrenstehle.substack.com

On Wednesday, December 29 at 1:00 PM (EST), I'm hosting a counter-intuitive approach to the usual end-of-year review in a free, live & interactive coaching webinar. Learn more and reserve your seat for the webinar by clicking here.

A 13-Week Personal Evolution Group Coaching Program Starting Monday, January 17, 2022. Discover how to build a solid, personal foundation supported by the neuroscience of transformational coaching for clarity, focus, direction, and emotional alignment. Details and sign-up for the program here: https://darrenstehle.com/coaching/where-you-stand-program/

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A simple way of framing character traits is to think of an actor playing a character in a movie. The actor needs to embody the character’s attitude and personality for the viewer to believe how the actor is behaving. Character traits are what we use to describe who we are and how we act. 

For example, you can describe someone’s character as kind, thoughtful, aggressive, or aloof. Your dominant character traits describe and demonstrate what you most value and believe in. These are the qualities that support your integrity. When you stand your ground in the truth of your authentic nature, you are doing so without the need to be conscious of choosing your actions.

Read the full article: https://darrenstehle.com/character-traits-ground-who-you-are/

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It’s time for something new on the Think Queerly Podcast. I’m excited to bring you what I plan to be a once-a-month feature episode in which I coach one of my clients — raw, unscripted, and unplanned. If you ever wondered how I coach, or what it’s like to be coached, I know you will enjoy these episodes.

This is what you will hear during this IDEAtion Coaching session with Jon Carl Lewis. In him, you will witness a wonderful example of what Human(e) Thought Leadership looks like. Enjoy!

Read the complete show notes here: https://thinkqueerly.com/owning-the-powerful-distinction-its-not-about-me-it-s-about-the-product-b250d0852936

Discover a counter-intuitive approach to the usual end-of-year review. If you want to make an impact in 2022, discover the core foundations of self-mastery to not only make a difference, but to experience more happiness, contentment, and freedom. 

Join me on Wednesday, December 29 at 1:00 PM (EST). For details and to reserve your spot, click here: https://pages.darrenstehle.com/end-of-2021-webinar

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